Politics

Monday, October 12th 2009 - 07:48 UTC
A founder of Colombia’s FARC dies of heart attack in the jungle

One of the historic founders of the Colombian guerrilla movement FARC (Colombian Rebel Armed Forces) died in the jungle, close to the Venezuelan border, three months ago of a heart attack, according to FARC sources quoted in the Bogotá Sunday press.
Monday, October 12th 2009 - 07:47 UTC
British government to sell assets to help balance public finances

The British Government is to sell off £16 billion of assets as part of moves to restore stability to the public finances, Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to announce. Details of an initial round of sales that could raise £3 billion - including the Tote, the Dartford crossing, the Channel Tunnel rail link, and the Student Loan book.
Monday, October 12th 2009 - 06:54 UTC
Playboy magazine targets Simpons generation with Marge in the cover

Simpsons matriarch Marge Simpson is gracing the cover of Playboy magazine, becoming the first cartoon character in the publication's history.
Sunday, October 11th 2009 - 11:55 UTC
Memorial inauguration marks positive chapter in Falklands-Argentina relations

The Malvinas Families successfully closed on Saturday the chapter of the much awaited humanitarian inauguration of the Memorial at the Argentine cemetery in Falklands, which removed an unnecessarily irritating element in the otherwise warm and respectful relations between Argentine visitors and the Islanders.
Sunday, October 11th 2009 - 11:53 UTC
Fidel Castro supports Norwegian academy on Nobel prize for Obama

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro praised the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama, saying it was “a positive measure” that was more a criticism of past US policies than a recognition of Obama's accomplishments.
Sunday, October 11th 2009 - 11:45 UTC
Argentina approves much disputed controversial Media Bill

Argentina passed early Saturday the controversial Media Bill, which would overhaul broadcasting regulations in the country. Forty-four Senators voted in favour of the bill, only 24 against it. The controversial broadcasting bill was passed by the Lower House two weeks ago, and the government was reportedly pressing allied lawmakers to pass it without the introduction of any changes.
Sunday, October 11th 2009 - 11:31 UTC
Turkey-Armenia begin to repair 96 years of hatred and animosity

With a handshake and applause they began to repair almost a century of hatred and animosity. This was a deal the international community wanted, and it was there to show its support as Turkey and Armenia stepped out of the past to build a new future.
Saturday, October 10th 2009 - 16:52 UTC
UN plane crashes in Haiti killing Uruguayan and Jordanian peacekeepers

Eleven United Nations peacekeepers, six of them Uruguayans were killed Friday when their surveillance plane crashed into a mountainside in Haiti during a routine patrol, United Nations officials said.
Saturday, October 10th 2009 - 16:50 UTC
“Populist wave” is not a threat to stability in Latinamerica

The “populist wave” in Latinamerica represented by leaders such as Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales in Bolivia are not an “excessive threat” to stability and territorial balance said Chilean writer Jorge Edwards.
Saturday, October 10th 2009 - 16:44 UTC
Main opposition leader wants Venezuela in Mercosur to help control Chavez

One of Venezuela’s main opposition leaders has been invited to address Brazilian Senate committees which are currently considering the long debated controversial incorporation of Venezuela to Mercosur.